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George Allen & Unwin Ltd. First edition published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd in 1967. This is a very near fine copy. Without a dustwrapper as issued. The boards have no wear. The spine is straight and the binding square and firm. There are no issues with the laminate and no wear to the corners or spine ends. The pages are very clean without previous owner's ink. There is a faint smattering of light foxing marks to the upper text block. Overall it is a highly collectible copy. Roald Dahl's classic tale, illustrated throughout by Michel Simeon.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1967.

James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was first published in 1961 and tells the story of a young English orphan boy who enters a gigantic, magical peach, and has a wild and surreal cross-world adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs he meets along the way. The novel is known for its whimsical narrative, imaginative description, and creative characters.

One can determine if a copy of 'James and the Giant Peach' is a first edition by looking for the publisher's name and the original publication date on the copyright page, as well as identifying the presence of a specific cover design or illustrations that were unique to the first edition.